The most lawless town in the West is about to get some justice in this novel in the USA Today bestselling Ralph Compton series…After ten years of working his way across the West, Cas Everett returned to his family’s farm in Texas only to find a charred ruin that was once his home—and five grave markers representing his parents and siblings. Their deaths were not accidental.Cas’s time as a bounty hunter has earned him notoriety as a quick-draw artis...

Sociolinguistics deals with the social life of language, language in its sociocultural context. It is a branch of linguistics that looks less at the shape or sound of words--morphology or phonology--and more at how our words and sentences are influenced by the society around us--for instance, how the accent or the dialect we use has been shaped by where we come from or which social class we belong to. In this Very Short Introduction, John Edwards offers the most up-to-date brief overview a...

The elder daughter of Henry VIII, Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short reign is one of the great potential turning points in the country's history. As a convinced Catholic and the wife of Philip II, king of Spain and the most powerful of all European monarchs, Mary could have completely changed her country's orbit, making it a province of the Habsburg Empire and obedient again to Rome.These extraordinary possibilities a...

HOW DO LANGUAGES LIVE AND DIE?WHAT ROLE DOES TRANSLATION PLAY IN HELPING LANGUAGES TO THRIVE?ARE POLYGLOTS VIEWED WITH SUSPICION, GIVEN THE LINKS BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY?IS THE MAINTENANCE AND REVIVAL OF FLAGGING LANGUAGES WORTH THE EFFORT?CAN A LANGUAGE REMAIN 'PURE'?IF LANGUAGE PATTERNS CONSTANTLY ALTER, WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT IDENTITY?Multilingualism is everywhere in a globalized society. This book looks at the origins and developm...

What do you do when the people you love the most become strangers?When silence replaces connection…and you're left wondering if healing is still possible.In this raw and deeply personal follow-up, John Edwards opens his heart in a series of letters-written not for sympathy but for truth, reflection, and reconciliation.There are no chapter breaks, no polished endings.Just one father's honest attempt to make sense of the silence and offer something real in r...

Multilingualism is everywhere in our globalised society. Delving into the 'social life' of languages, John Edwards provides a brief yet compelling overview of multilingualism and its sociocultural implications and consequences. Covering major topics including language origins, language death, lingua francas,pidgins, creoles and artificial languages, this book provides a complete introduction to what happens when languages meet.A vital primer for anybody interested in multili...

Welcome to the world of the Ford family. On the surface, they appear to be ordinary folks running a movie theatre in the heart of New York City. But behind the facade of normalcy lies a dangerous secret. The Ford family are drug dealers, operating in the city's underbelly, their lives a delicate dance between their illicit enterprise and their seemingly idyllic facade. As the family's empire comes under siege, their choices will be tested, forcing them to confront the brutal reality of the...

This inspiring and practical guide opens us up to the spiritual gift of forgiveness. The author considers what sin is and how it affects our lives, and then shows how the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) can heal us from the effects of sin. What is more, in seeking God's Forgiveness, granted to all who ask for it, we can in turn obtain the grace to forgive others and heal our relationships with them. This guide to forgiveness will explain the different ways of forgiveness and of se...

"Empowering Educators, Students, and Society for a Brighter Future."Uncover the journey and wisdom of Dr. John M. Edwards "JME"—a dedicated educator, leader, and advocate for empowerment in education. In What Lies Beyond Limits? Empowerment and Success, Dr. Edwards shares his inspiring life story, from his beginnings in Memphis to his influential roles in district and state education, and reveals how resilience, critical thinking, and empowerment theory ca...

What kind of future do Australians have?Until the coronavirus pandemic, nearly two-thirds of Australians had never experienced an economic slump in their working lives. Indeed, nearly half were not yet born when the Australian economy last tipped into recession. Creating a path for Australia through these difficult times requires a careful assessment of where we have come from, where we are, and where we are going.This book, by one of Australia’s leading economic voices, ex...

The first volume of John Curtin’s War was recognized as ‘a landmark in Australian political biography’ (The Australian) and ‘remarkable’ (AFR).That book ends with the fall of Singapore and a fundamental realignment of Australia’s place in the world: ‘The Americans were coming. So were the Japanese.’This second volume, ‘Triumph and Decline’, tells the full, fascinating story of the next four years, as Curtin leads Australia in meeting its enemy and its new ...

What kind of future do Australians have?Until the coronavirus pandemic, nearly two-thirds of Australians had never experienced an economic slump in their working lives. Indeed, nearly half were not yet born when the Australian economy last tipped into recession. Creating a path for Australia through these difficult times requires a careful assessment of where we have come from, where we are, and where we are going.This book, by one of Australia’s leading economic voices, ex...